After seven years, Coke Zero and Crispin Porter & Bogusky, of MDC Partners, have "decided to part ways" on North American advertising. The shop will do European ads next year and continue to work on the Vitaminwater account.

Frozen veggie seller Birds Eye has partnered with Nickelodeon's "iCarly" to convince kids to eat vegetables by participating in a "create your own wacky veggie dish" contest. Nick ads will feature bizarre veggie recipes, and the winning one will be featured on an iCarly episode.

Adblade, a premium-only ad network, announced various publisher partnerships in Q2 2012 including The Miami Herald, The Raw Story, The Blaze, Forbes, The New York Post, Philly.com, Space.com, and Townhall websites.